Band 3(Under Review)

Posting Title - BAND 3(Under Review) - Program Manager - Position Classification - Band 3 - Union - N/A - Work Options - Location - Burnaby, BC V3J 1N3 CA (Primary) - Salary Range - $88,700.23 - $125,700.07 per annum - Close Date - 10/16/2025 - Job Type - Regular Full Time - Temporary End Date - Ministry/Organization - BC Public Service -> Liquor Distribution Branch - Ministry Branch / Division - BC Liquor Distribution Branch - Job Summary **About the BCLDB**: The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is one of two branches of government that provide oversight for the beverage alcohol and non-medical cannabis industries in the province. The LDB is responsible for the wholesale distribution of liquor and cannabis, and operates the retails brands BCLIQUOR and BC Cannabis Stores. The LDB is committed to government’s goals of making life better for people in B.C., improving services, and ensuring a sustainable province for future generations. The revenue generated by the LDB helps fund essential public services like health care, education, and community programming. Learn more on the LDB careers page. As part of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, the Corporate Services (CS) team plays a critical role in supporting the entire organization. Comprised of Corporate Communications & Stakeholder Relations, Policy & Legislation, Corporate Privacy & Information, Sourcing and Vendor Performance, Strategy & Business Transformation, Social Impact & Environmental Sustainability and Enterprise Project Management Office, CS is driven by customer-service and taking action to advise, consult and support each business area throughout the LDB. The CS team is comprised of approximately 70 staff. What brings CS together as a team is the ability to work together to support both the operational areas of the business and other corporate service areas (e.g., Corporate Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology). The group has a strategic lens with a focus on ensuring the organization aligns and complies with corporate priorities, policies, legislation, best practices, and government mandates. **About this role**: The Program Manager leads and directs the development, implementation and evaluation of major long-term programs that involve overseeing sub-projects and multiple delivery components. The role is accountable for programs that typically have many team members involved - both employees and contractors. The Program Manager oversees programs that are strategic in nature, align to the organization’s service plan and goals and are large transformational programs with significant cultural and organizational change management components. Strong leadership and communication skills are required to guide teams through programs, sub-projects, manage competing priorities and conflicts, foster consensus, facilitate change to people, processes and tools and drive delivery of assigned projects to ensure timeliness and quality within scope and budget. A successful completion of a criminal record check is required. For complete details about this opportunity, including accountabilities, please refer to the attached job description, also located in the Additional Information section at the bottom of the posting. An eligibility list for permanent or temporary future opportunities may be established. **Position requirements**: **Education and Experience**: - Degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline, and a Project Management Certification from a recognized institution (i.e., PMP, PgMP or PfMP) and a minimum of 5 years of recent, related experience*. - Recent, related experience must have occurred within the last 7 years and must include the following: - Experience delivering projects/programs with multiple components and complexity with a value exceeding $2 million. - Experience leading organizational change associated with project/program implementation. - Experience directly managing project managers or project teams. - Establishing collaborative relationships with executives and senior leadership. - Experience in business planning, contract management, financial management, and/ or negotiations. - Leading project/programs of significant scope and impact. - Managing cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of complex, transformational programs. **Application instructions**: - **Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.** **Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:00pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition. **Working for the BC Public Service**: The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive